Usa Team Basketball
Usa Team Basketball
Usa Team Basketball
Team USA managed to defeat Turkey in the final match to bring back to the United States the FIBA World Championship for the first time since 1994. Not only did they play the host team in a stadium filled with Turkey’s supporter, but Team USA, guided by head coach Mike Krzyzewski brought back the gold without the superstars that usually play in the Olympic Games. No Rajon Rondo, no Kobe Bryant, LeBron James and Co. Just a group of talented, and sometimes underrated players, that put on their heart on the court and gave the American basketball fans great joy.
Kevin Durant was the highlight of Team USA. Not only did he guide the team’s efforts on the court, he also was awarded the tournament’s MVP award. The Americans won their first gold medal in 16 years with an 81-64 win over Turkey. Durant finished the tournament scoring 28 points in his last game, and breaking a record for most points in the tournament for an US player.
Usa Team Basketball
Usa Team Basketball
Coach K, finally was bringing back the gold to American soil, since he had had some issues in the last two FIBA competitions when he had won bronze medals twice. Now, remember what happened back in 2006 in the FIBA World Championship in Japan. It was again coach K from Duke University who was in front of the team. Even though big stars like Tim Duncan and Kevin Garnett declined to participate in the team, NBA superstars like Dwayne Wade, Kobe Bryant and LeBron James made a commitment to play for the national team.
Wade, James and the talented Carmello Anthony were named the team captains of the 2006 World Championship team. It was Greece who cut the American Dream short after it eliminated Team USA in the 2006 FIBA semifinals.
Usa Team Basketball
Usa Team Basketball
This time around, Team USA played its cards in a different fashion. Let the big names out. Fewer superstars in a team usually mean fewer egos; and fewer egos is certainly a good sign of health for a more solid all around team.
Because the team that went to the 2010 World Championship lacked the superstar factor, and was filled with 12 new players, many were dubbing the group the “B-Team”. Interesting enough, the so-called B-Team had a much better performance then the Redeem Dream team that was dismissed in the semifinals 4 years ago.
The B-Team had its own stars. Kevin Durant broke many US-team records like most points in a championship (205), most points in a single game, with his 38 points, while the very focused and committed Lamar Odom is the first player to win the NBA Championship and the World Championship in a single year.
Usa Team Basketball
Usa Team Basketball
It might be a good sing for Team USA. Sure, the team had a very bad season in 2002 and 2004. Those were really bad years for what once had been the most dominant team in the World. You can’t help but recall the original Dream Team that made it to the Olympics in Barcelona, with the talents of Basketball players like Magic Johnson, Larry Bird, Micheal Jordan and Scottie Pippen. The dream team might now have fewer stars, but it might bring just as much success for American Basketball.
By Stephen_Lars
Article Source: articledashboard.com